down to business: how did everyone feel about HAPPY? i personally was let down. it seems more like a commentary on Millar-y stuff, and then the Macguffin just shows up and it turns a little annoying? also was really let down by morrisons claims 'we handle it like a special effect! its so crazy blah blah' i dont understand whats so special about it, except its blue. was just not into this as much as i wanted to be.

it is indeed sad, but the new Young Avengers by the duo will hopefully sell well and let them bring a larger fandase to Phonogram Vol.3, which is more likely to get further volumes if they can sell more in single issues

this...man. im not picking on you here, im just saying that in general, i hate that comics has come to this. i shouldnt have to give a fuck if Marvel Book #22b sells well. i dont care. i am very weary at this point of the onus that is placed on fans to 'help out! team comics! woo!'. this is uncomfortable for me- ive always supported underground/ small-scale entertainment and, yes, it does need to be successful to continue. i support what i like with my money. i dont download comics. but the climate with comics being, for the most part, a dying media has made a lot of things feel kind of slimey.

TL; DR i dont feel we as the fans should have to worry about keeping Every Single Series We Care About Alive. at some point the people involved int these bookshave to be responsible for keeping THEIR projects alive.

oh and since im evidently in a cranky mood all of a sudden, i am gonna just go out on a limb and say

Mr Ellis is still promising to finish Dr Sleepless, and that Nate Simpson is still promising to finish Non Player

the difference here is that Warren has a series to finish, NONPLAYER never even really got started. i know there was some sort of minor injury that nate simpson has now long since recovered from, but there really shouldve been more than ONE ISSUE done before it shipped. its over a year and a half old. this is one of those things where it bums me out that so much as asked of us. we were told, and asked to support this beautiful new NONPLAYER book, it was gonna be fantastic, the best looking book of the decade, whatever...when we support these things, it is NOT 'entitlement' to expect to see the story come out. ive seen a lot of pros who want to use the term entitlement to describe people just wanting to get what the pay for-and i dont mean literally 'well, you did. you bought 1 issue, and got 1 issue'-wrong. i got part 1 of a story that will never finish. one time, its cool. two times, annoying. over and over and over? you are essentially training your audience to not pay attention anymore

sorry. ranting. but hey, i AM really excited for more PHONOGRAM whenever it happens. would rather have the delay up front than 7 months between issues 4 and 5 yknow? and its one of my all time favorites ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=341402#Comment_341402Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:35:39 -0500ebullientsoul
Dial H #5

No Hawkeye this week? Boo.

@joe.d

re: HAPPY.Loved it. I scored the Allred cover, too. Morrison's use of the word fuck got grating, but I didn't go in thinking that the comic was something incredible. My understanding of the conceit (Sin City detective has a MLP moment, which forces a traditionally insulated genre staple to take itself a little less seriously) was useful. Maybe I don't read enough Millar comics? The team is superb, the concept I like and the price is quite good. tl;dr I eagerly await more.

re: NONPLAYER. The timeline, as I understand it is, dude put out issue #1, broke his drawing arm/hand, lost his job, got hired at PopCap. Supposedly, he's still working on the series, if slowly. Life interferes. I think, for the record, you're wrong. It's exhausting for fans, absolutely. I thought that comic was incredibly pretty. And I'll buy #2 whenever it comes out.

But, I'll repeat what Neil Gaiman said about George R. R. Martin, in that Nate Simpson is not my bitch. That said, if Nate Simpson comes out with issue #2 sometime in the next 12 months, you and I will be completely within our rights to laugh heartily if he or Image says #3 will be finished on a reasonable schedule. I don't get to decide how Nate Simpson spends his time just because I purchased that first issue. I wish it would be more time doing NONPLAYER. I do know it's a bad way to treat your buyers.

re: YOUNG AVENGERS v. PHONOGRAMPHONOGRAM>YA. Like you, I hope this is as simple as a choice of delays: upfront rather than between issues. The between issue delay would be intolerable because of my affection for the comic.

edit: I'm also not sure to what extent Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie feel a need to tell more stories after this volume. If you listen to Gillen talk on podcasts, he's not talking about all of his lots of ideas for the comic going forward. He talks, mostly, about how he's 37 now and PHONOGRAM is a young man's series. That said, I doubt PHONOGRAM is the only independent work Gillen and McKelvie will do together. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=341428#Comment_341428Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:23:24 -0500joe.distort
I think, for the record, you're wrong

IM ALWAYS RIGHT hahaha

just to clarify, i dont want to sound like one of those whiners who doesnt understand that Life Happens, but that if you are putting out something So Important, having nothing to follow up with after #1 comes out is poor planning all around. and THATS not even mentioning the rumors ive been told from certain people that NONPLAYER #1 was being shown around as 'in progress' for close to two years... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=341429#Comment_341429Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:49:51 -0500TF*hides from the attack maggots*

-- I didn't buy Happy because my local had it bagged so I couldn't thumb my way through it to see if it was for me. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=341431#Comment_341431Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:54:24 -0500sneak046You know what though, I much prefer -and feel much less cheated by- people trying to put something of such quality out and not succeeding (for whatever reason), than to have yet another 'reboot' or 'zero' title that does nothing to move the storyline on, or provides little in way of character development which I feel I should buy because I'd already invested in the previous issues.

Anyway, I didn't mean for my throwaway comment to spawn any sort of disagreement amongst the fine fellows here.

How about instead you all gang up on me for never having read any of Phonogram at all, ever? Either that or persuade me why I should, if that is what you think. I have no real reason for not having read it, just for some reason I have never really been drawn to the series. Can somebody tell me exactly what I'm missing about it that makes everyone (it seems) such fans?

My lack of Phonogram exposure kinda makes me feel a bit like a tumblr user that has never seen an episode of (new) Dr Who, or Supernatural... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=341435#Comment_341435Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:21:42 -0500vandalhandlemusic as magic

that about covers it ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=341437#Comment_341437Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:41:10 -0500joe.distortas far as GUTSVILLE, i talked to spurrier about it at the 2011 Phx comic con...its all written.

EDIT: also, whoa. ive know about that new Ware book, but somehow knowing what it is does not equal realizing what im going to be seeing in the actual physical copy. thats just so damn cool ]]>
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I don't think you ought to apologize. From the sound of it, there hasn't been a lot of comics discussion here and so long as people are being polite and reasonable, more comics discussion is desired. As for why you should read Phonogram, well, on a technical level, it is meticulously constructed and it wants to tell something worth hearing. It's got emotional hooks, too. It's about Britpop, but also about music and the matrices of relationships to those same songs. Like Joe said, Phonogram is steeped in the love of music and even to a guy that doesn't care for the genre in question, that unshakeable love comes through.

To be frank, more perceptive people with more experience with the comics medium than I love it and well, start there. I'm not gonna do better than them. So, can I give you a personal story instead?

It is the bustling Thought Bubble 2010 dance party. I am far, far from my home and my home away from home (USA and Rome, respectively) and alone. I am basically out of money and my hotel is very far away. I ask Kieron Gillen for money for a cab. He hands me 10 pounds, likely money he and McKelvie have made selling Phonogram THAT VERY DAY. It's hard not to speak positively about them after an experience like that.

I think Phonogram is a comic series worthy of your attention and the creators good people. But, frankly, Gillen and McKelvie could be total shitheads and Phonogram would still be worth your money and time.

Walking Dead Compendium TP Vol 2- I read the singles but these are nice to loan out and not worry if they get a little ragged. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=341447#Comment_341447Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:03:56 -0500vandalhandleThe Boys #71Fatale #8 ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=341450#Comment_341450Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:12:56 -0500Jamie HeronFairest #8Maybe Death the Deluxe Hardcover. I really really want it and I have money, and I have most of the other Sandman related comics except that...I'll see

@ErikCJones: Did you read the previous 7 issues of Fairest? I was wondering what people have been thinking about them, since I thought the first 6 issues were alright, if very pretty to look at, while #7 was amazing, especially as it does some cool twisting to established Fables characters. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=341514#Comment_341514Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:54:35 -0500Pow

The first issue of STUMPTOWN disappointed me. Maybe I knew too much going in. Amy Reeder is an artist I follow, so a timely Image one-shot sounds good to me. We shall see. Also, completely forgot that JAM comes out today. I liked his first novel MOGWORLD, which had a very heavy Adams/Pratchett vibe, and JAM looks to continue in the same vein. Psyched for that. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=341936#Comment_341936Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:35:37 -0500joe.distortgrabbed all 3 PUNK ROCK JESUS, the new LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT and two old issues of SUPER VILLAIN TEAM UP that were cheap. THE CIRCUS OF CRIME!

i didnt get to PRJ before i had to go out, but LOTDK is my new favorite DC book. it collects the 8 page shorts that are online, and they are like the essence of what i like about batman distilled perfectly. non-continuity (but they are all pre New52 so that makes me a happy old grump) and striking similar chords as B:TAS. its $4, which i normally wont pay for a big two book BUT its over sized and you get a few complete stories. love it.

ha, speaking of $4, i just now got a smartphone so ive been checking out comixology with their free issues. its neat, but i would never pay money to read a comic in 'guided view'...anyway, last night i saw UNCANNY AVENGERS go up and had a hearty laugh that there are people paying $4 for digital copies of books they dont actually own/cant resell ]]>
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Crossed Badlands #15Dan the Unharmable #6Massive #5Secret Service #4 (of 6)Walking Dead Michonne Special ]]>
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Wolverine and the X-men #18: was probably the best comic to have an Avengers v X-men banner on it.Uncanny Avengers #1: boring i'll be sticking to the above comic being my sole Marvel purchase.Punk Rock Jesus #4: Another great issue that should read fantastic in collected form. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=341941#Comment_341941Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:31:29 -0500James Cunningham
Massive #5Punk Rock Jesus #4, which seemed like it came out rater quickly, but I'm not complaining.Archer & Armstong #3Secret Service #4A Fine & Privated Place #1, which apparently I missed a couple weeks back. Hopefully the pacing is better on this one, as The Last Unicorn really needed one more issue at the end to tell the story properly

-edit- Holy God! at the last page of Punk Rock Jesus. I rarely laugh quite so hard and out loud at a comic as I did at that. :D

-edit #2- 2nd laugh-out-loud moment, which is kind of creepy in an empty room. Arrow Special Edition, a freebie thingy the tucked into my bag. It's 10 pages long (plus a second 6 page backup) and the primary story has four writers. Those must have been some pretty strenuous pages if the writers could only mange 2.5 apiece. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=341976#Comment_341976Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:51:09 -0500mister hexre : HAPPY - Loved the art. Hated the story. Couldn't care, thought it was pretty thin. "Look, it's Harvey dressed up in curse words and modern shit! Wow!" (Y'all know Harvey? Broadway play about a guy who is followed around by an invisible rabbit? Movie with Jimmy Stewart? A family-friendly Donnie Darko?) Probably won't be back for more, as I find Morrison's work to be getting ever more threadbare and annoying. Art was great though, Darick rocks.

re : THE BOYS - (we've all read this? There's a big spoiler -

Hughie kills Butcher

)Almost perfect as a comic, I'm wistful about it wrapping up but it quite frankly couldn't be better. A lot of people got turned off at Herogasm, what with all the depravity but I found that the depravity was the point, not just cheap exploitation. It showed that the supes couldn't care less about normal people, it parodied all the stupid events, death in comics, plus it advanced the plot of the main series, which would have dragged had it not been a special miniseries. (Same with Highland Laddie). Butcher's mini, otoh, gave valuable insight into the real villain of the book, of the entire series. I'm going to miss this book A LOT. (Hopefully, we'll see a spin-off where JMS and Azzarello and Darwyn Cooke go into the gutters and do a six-issue cash-grab of what REALLY happens when you stick a hamster up yer bum. It'll sell like hotcakes, I tells ya! Like cakes that are hot! Oh, comics.) Can't wait for the last issue and see Hughie and Annie get back together (which is what we all know is going to happen, right? Then again, this series has thrown me curve-balls before.)

Also, I don't see how this could ever be a movie. I really don't. There's no way any studio is going to allow blood-flecked semen to be shown onscreen, nevermind any of the other indelible images we've been treated to via Ennis, Robertson, McCrea, Ezquerra and Braun. Just ain't gonna happen. And stop wishing for an HBO tv series of it, too (which would be better, as it could stretch out its story-telling legs a bit but that blood-flecked semen still ain't gonna cut it, no sir.)

re : THE SHADOW - I love the SHADOW. Fucking LOVE it. Ennis has it DOWN, possibly the first writer since the radio heydays to get that the Shadow is FUCKING CREEPY. He laughs while he kills people. His "clouding men's minds" power, his "appearing out of nowhere" power, references to his origin and the source of his "powers" (and his dual - no, triple identity) are all in keeping with the best portrayals of the character and are all fucking stellar. And you see why he keeps Margo Lane around, too, so that's nice.

re: PHONOGRAM - never really read it although I hear it's great. Not much of a music fan (I have attrocious taste in music and what most people like, I despise. Allana almost killed me when I pooh-poohed Joy Division. GOD HOW I FUCKING HATE JOY DIVISION. Maundy fucking spaz is sad, I get it. Oh, the world is cruel and doesn't care about my sensitive FEELINGS. Ugh. Maybe you have to bond with it when you're a fifteen year old outcast, I dunno. Also, I'm allowed to call him a spaz and I'm not going to tell you why but let's say we have a little in common.) So I'm willing to say that I'm probably not the audience for PHONOGRAM.

Question - whatever happened to MORNING GLORIES? I stopped buying (for financial reasons) but it was pretty good. Anyone out there current on this book? ]]>
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Can't wait for the last issue and see Hughie and Annie get back together (which is what we all know is going to happen, right?)

I've bin trying not to think about that too much, I don't wanna get burned. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=341985#Comment_341985Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:59:24 -0500mister hexOne thing I noticed - I have the singles, including the first six Wildstorm issues. In ish six, there's a "next issue" box for the next issue, even though it switched to Dynamite with the next issue. So I imagine Wildstorm (and DC's) decision to ... not support it? Shit-can it? was quite sudden, if they had the cover art and description of the next issue, as if they were going to continue with it.

Another in aseries of bone-headed decisions from DC. On the other hand, THANK GOD. They'd probably try to continue it long past its shelf-life and reboot it every once in a while. CAN YOU IMAGINE a NEW52 version of the Boys? Ugh, I just threw up in my mouth a little. Two words - chin-spikes. Two more - Rob Liefeld. ]]>
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Question - whatever happened to MORNING GLORIES? I stopped buying (for financial reasons) but it was pretty good. Anyone out there current on this book? i dropped it too, liked it quite a bit at first (back when i was really getting into Nick Spencer before that infatuation dropped off a cliff) but then realized through issue 10 i couldnt even tell you the plot, and it was kind of just mystery upon mystery with no real progression. may go back once its done to see what the hell actually happened ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=342164#Comment_342164Mon, 15 Oct 2012 07:05:03 -0500Warped SavantComics

After checking it out in the shop Building Stories looks amazing and isn't all that expensive but I might have to skip it cos I've nowhere to put the bloody thing :( ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=342167#Comment_342167Mon, 15 Oct 2012 07:43:48 -0500sneak046Zaucer Of Zilk is an interesting choice for IDW to publish, I read the series when it appeared in 2000AD earlier in the year and in my own opinion I wasn't massively enamoured with it. ]]>
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Batwoman #13Captain Marvel #5Hawkeye #3Wonder Woman #13Skullkickers v.3Unwritten v. 6

Maybe:Marvel Now Point One ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=342170#Comment_342170Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:57:03 -0500joe.distortgot bored on saturday and went to grab BATMAN, which was creepy as hell and well done. i wasnt really a fan of this run, but that issue is solid as hell. also picked up HALLOWEEN EVE which felt slight, inconsequential and kind of whiny. the art/colors look great but i finished and thought 'who cares?'. also looked at the kickstarter for it and saw it raised $21000. jeez. ]]>
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Batwoman #13Before Watchmen Minutemen #4 (of 6)Chew #29

Another small-ish week for me, and I'm enjoying the Minutemen, it was the only Before Watchmen comic I was interested in, and it's been solid thanks mostly to the art. Batwoman I'll stick with until J.H. Williams III leaves it, it's very pretty but the story has been very weak since issue 1, it's no Elegy, and Chew is always fun. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=342192#Comment_342192Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:05:54 -0500Warped SavantBut I know I'll be getting Godzilla Half Century War #3 (of 5) because, well, it's James Stokoe! And the guy is just swell. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=342201#Comment_342201Tue, 16 Oct 2012 01:53:17 -0500FlabyoIt's pretty clever, and the sense of humour is quite dry. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=342222#Comment_342222Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:31:18 -0500joe.distortive been waiting what feels like forever, such a great comic ]]>
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BPRD 1948 #1 (of 5)Saucer Country #8Stitched #9Walking Dead #103 ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=342267#Comment_342267Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:10:12 -0500ebullientsoul(I'll talk about other stuff this week when I'm back from D&D tonight.)

Trade I'll get this week:Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite HC -- Met the writer of this book, his sales pitch about a Jewish girl wanting to slay dragons when she grew up and the teaser of the most epic fight with a pig to ever appear in comics made me pick up his first book, Hereville: How Mirka Got her Sword. I'm quite looking forward to this one.

Comics I'll get in trade:Batman Incorporated #4 -- How has Morrison's Batman been since Batman Inc. first started? I use to hear about his stories all the time, but it stopped shortly after Batman Inc started...Invincible Iron Man #527 -- Fraction's final issue.Prophet #30 -- Brandon Graham Goodness. ]]>
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CROSSED BADLANDS #16FF #23PROPHET #30

and holy hell the art from last PROPHET was so amazing, the examples shown dont do justice to the color palette that was used to highlight certain panels/actions. fantastic work. maybe my favorite current comic overall? its hard to pick these days with so much great stuff happening ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=342588#Comment_342588Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:28:15 -0500dok101
GAMBIT #4I VAMPIRE #13REVIVAL #4 ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=342615#Comment_342615Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:20:22 -0500TFWhy did you order so few issues of Prophet that you sold out in one fucking hour while you ordered enough Punisher to ensure a handful will remain on your shelves for the next four months?

I've been thinking, other than Batwoman and maybe Invincible, have there been any new superhero designs in the last, say, 10 years that don't look like total gash? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=342832#Comment_342832Mon, 29 Oct 2012 06:38:48 -0500vandalhandle
Happy #2Hit-girl #4Wolverine and the X-men #19 ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=342841#Comment_342841Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:13:45 -0500joe.distort
GHOSTS(great week for fat, pricey anthologies! my favoritessss)

FATALEBEDLAM (maybe...the preview was great but Spencer has a tendency to start strong and fizzle out in my opinion. especially since i believe the preview was 'Before' and the series is 'After'...im really more interested in the total psychopath before part, not the high concept USA Network show after version. we shall see...the art is at least gorgeous)

I've been thinking, other than Batwoman and maybe Invincible, have there been any new superhero designs in the last, say, 10 years that don't like like total gash?

hmm, thats tough. i do know that the entire INVINCIBLE world seems to be getting all of the cool new costumes/design quirks that the creative explosion of marvel in the 60s would have. theres so much going on there, if it was a marvel book there would be 6-10 spinoffs because that cast has lots of potential. i personally love the way it is so crammed full of stuff. its almost like if Spiderman was the only marvel book and you just saw glimpses of the rest of the world. i like stuff like that, crammed full of other things that you never get over-explained ]]>
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I'll be picking that up as well. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=342915#Comment_342915Tue, 30 Oct 2012 05:17:41 -0500Salgood SamHey i forget what's the etiquette for these threads? Can i mention my own book? Is this only for stuff in LCB brick and mortar shops or is something from amazon and digital ok? ]]>
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ESCALATOR collection I found in the sale section of the local forbidden planet that I'll be finally getting round to reading.

Week's like this are cool cos I can save a bit of cash, and catch up with the stack of things I've not got round to reading. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=342955#Comment_342955Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:25:55 -0500Salgood Sam
digitally as well, i've just relaunched my ongoing personal anthology project, Revolver, this week. Plan to get it to stores independently but right now offering it free of shipping, anywhere. Here's a preview of the whole guts in one thumbnail! if you want a closer look there's a video and a slideshow on the sale page. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=343016#Comment_343016Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:22:30 -0500dok10130 Days of Night Ongoing #11BPRD Hell on Earth #100 Return of the Master #3 (of 5)Dan the Unharmable #7Ferals #10Lady Death #23Night of the Living Dead Aftermath #1Whispers #4 ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=343056#Comment_343056Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:35:09 -0500InvincibleMI'm a trade waiter for the series, and so I just read book 6 which collects 31-35 including .5 issues or something.

But goddamn, my friends and I who've read Lucifer were lamenting about how the Unwritten just isn't in the same scope as Lucifer but after reading the sixth book, I think we judged a little quickly.

That shit about Pullman? That shit about Rausch? pretty great. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=343091#Comment_343091Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:23:44 -0500joe.distortBEDLAM was pretty much exactly what i feared...i like the crazy shit from the past, but it already is building an (i think) intentionally confusing conspiracy and an annoying 'quirky' lead in current time. most of the dialogue reads like a tv show (hey, some people really like that kind of banter). for me it was not a good overall package. even the art/color gets less interesting in 'modern' timeframe ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10853&Focus=343100#Comment_343100Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:04:22 -0500TF
that GHOSTS anthology is so, so good. theres only 2 stories that i didnt love, plus for those who dont know (i didnt) the Final Joe Kubert Story is still in rough pencil state which is both beautiful and kind of haunting. Ghosts, indeed.

Fuck - I dismissed that as another crappy reprint lets trick the fan boys into getting stuff they already own type of thing.